- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE : Winged Rocket Set for Launch
- Defense Says Marcos Heeded Bush's Advice
- CONSUMERS : Rx for Teens : L.A.-Area Doctor Has Staked Much on Showing Them a Positive View of World
- Vincent, GOP Group Each Fined $16,000
- Trustees Debate Starting, Ending Times for Schools
- Bush Reacts Angrily to Iraqi Chemical Threat : Mideast: He urges President Hussein to withdraw his 'eat half of Israel' statement.
- NEWPORT BEACH : Deputy D.A. Named Court Commissioner
- WORLD : N.Y. Welfare Ruled Inadequate
- SANTA ANA : Lawyers Urge Jurors to Spare Client's Life
- Gless Fan Planned Suicide, Police Say : Obsession: An Orange County woman accused of breaking into the actress's house had 500 rounds of ammunition, authorities say.
- City Workers Investigated in Sludge Dumping
- Sacramento King owner Gregg Lukenbill and four...
- The NCAA announced basketball rules changes to...
- Simmons Won't Pursue Georgia Gulf: Investor Harold...
- Vons Fined for Checkout Errors: Vons Grocery...
- P.M. BRIEFING : New England Bank Cutting Jobs
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Police Seek Artifact in Homicide Case
- More Kids Are Getting Measles
- FULLERTON : Guilty Verdict Urged in Couple's Shooting
- San Diego
- Opponents of Car-Pool Lanes Sue Caltrans
- Principal, 2 Teachers at Gompers School Will Be Reprimanded : Protest: Actions stem from conduct linked to a student demonstration at the racially troubled school.
- 'The Sheik' Isn't King of This Hill : Zeke's Heap of Dung Not on His Property
- Mosher Hit Breaks Up Pitchers' Duel
- Satellite Makers in U.S. See Modest Impact From Pact
- Alleged Child-Labor Violators Named
- Forces Bolstered in Embattled Natal
- San Diego's Janis Gabay Is U.S. Teacher of the Year
- S.D. Council Approves Gay Rights Ordinance : Government: Religious right vows ballot referendum in an attempt to overturn law's overwhelming passage.
- Cristianitos Airport Site Favored by Panel
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Tentative Pact May End Teacher Protests
- Too Hot a Potato Even for Idaho
- SANTA ANA : Acidic Cloud Affects Nine at Pacific Bell
- Bomb Threat Prompts 3-Hour Evacuation
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Titans Still Struggling, Lose to Chapman in Baseball
- Carter Meets With Arafat : Their Paris Session Stirs Controversy
- Castro Threatens to Escalate Jamming : Cuba: 'This problem is not our fault,' he says of the TV Marti spat. He could disrupt radio signals in the eastern U.S.
- Lawmakers Uphold Custom With Long Spring Vacation
- E. German Factions Agree on Leader to Forge Gov't.
- Museum Doesn't Forget That Dolls Are Toys After All
- 2nd McMartin Trial to Begin Next Week
- William Van Orden Dies; Fixed Loy Statue
- Expanded Fishing Zone Creates Boom for U.S. Trawler Fleet
- Gibraltar May Be Sold by June: The...
- Nation : Soviet Clown Vanishes in Reno
- State Looks Into Home Builder's Radon Disclaimers : Real estate: Officials ask Southland firm to suspend sales until legality of the contract clause is determined.
- Spirited Debate Over What to Do After a Quake
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / GOVERNOR'S RACE : Van de Kamp, Feinstein Take Tentative Stabs at Big Problems
- One F Leaves Girl Nothing to Cheer About
- ORANGE : Firm Cited for Aid to Working Parents
- Southland : Ex-President Ford Has Surgery on Knee Injured in Football Days
- SOMIS : School Candidates to Be Interviewed
- CAMARILLO : Planners OK Tract on Avocado Tree Site
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : City Backs 2-Story Harbor Home Limit
- Inspectors Praised Orangewood Recently
- Citizens Group Seeks Carlsbad Migrant Help : Poverty: Concerned residents argue for short-term housing and other action from the Carlsbad City Council, which responds cautiously.
- Boon or Bust? System Can Wreak Havoc : Open enrollment: Some coaches say athletes are using the Santa Ana district program to attend schools with the best teams.
- Joy Might End Soon for UNLV : College basketball: National champion and its coach, Tarkanian, remain targets of NCAA investigators.
- Krone Hopes to Ride by June
- Sikh Group Bombs Hindu Parade; 32 Die
- 57 Stealth Jet Fighters Built, Pentagon Says
- Science and Music Are in Harmony at Caltech
- Surgery for Joined Twins
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Blood Test for Actor Montand?
- Taiwan Fire Kills 15
- National Lumber Files for Protection From Creditors
- Audit of Ely's College District Expenses Not Yet Completed
- SIMI VALLEY : School Board Hears Technology Report
- Supervisors Reject Ammunition Sale Curb
- Valvano Trying to Settle Release from Wolfpack : College basketball: Lawyer says coach no longer has option of staying at N.C. State.
- SIDELINES : Ex-Goalie to Bless Stadium
- Man Killed in Battle With 4 Masked Intruders
- Gunman Abducts, Robs Woman Making Bank Deposit
- BATTLING THE MEDFLY
- PREP ROUNDUP : Capistrano Valley Defeats Irvine in Volleyball
- P.M. BRIEFING : Santa Ana Firm's Trading Halted
- Xerox Reports $400-Million Writeoff: Xerox Corp. said...
- Estonia Chief Lambasted by Gorbachev : Independence: Soviet leader telephones Baltic republic's leader to assail move toward secession.
- Siamese Twins Separated
- Priced to Move : Salesman Has Some 'Real Charmers' on Used-House Lot
- Gorbachev Press Aide 'Not Fitzwater'
- Murder-Suicide Suspected in Light Plane Crash
- Disband Now, 5 Latin Leaders Urge Contras : Central America: Two-day summit ends. The presidents set a deadline for cutting their armies.
- The 'Greening of Rose Avenue' Is Deeply Rooted in Red Tape
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Earth in Trouble: Ex-Astronaut
- During Spring, the Cypriot Hunter's Fancy Turns to Thoughts of Birds : Environment: Officials are under heavy pressure to stop Europe's last spring shooting season.
- SIMI VALLEY : Man Rescued After Falling Off Cliff
- Candidate Sentenced for Abortion Protest Role : Justice: Connie Youngkin, running in 76th Assembly District, gets 60 days but is free pending appeal.
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP : Nelson Pitches Perfect Game for Woodbridge
- Atlanta Wines, Dines Visiting IOC Members
- Drawing New Lines at School : Legislation: Proposed bills would help create open enrollment policies. Some coaches believe measures could lead to recruitment of athletes.
- Navratilova Desperate for Victory on Clay Court
- BETTING WITH BOB
- SIDELINES : Football Card Betting Opposed
- COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Northridge Win Streak Snapped at 8 Games
- SDSU Upends Pepperdine
- He Made Masters a Scramble : Golf: In 1980, Ballesteros hit shots from places few had ever imagined as he became the youngest winner at Augusta National.
- PEOPLEWATCH
- 'In One Basket' at Northridge
- Two Investors Acquire Large Stakes in Northrop
- P.M. BRIEFING : Major Pension Funds Threaten to Topple Board of Exxon Corp.
- Pennsylvania House Passes Anti-Takeover Bill: The Pennsylvania...
- P.M. BRIEFING : Icahn Sees Gains in USX Spinoff
- American Medical International Inc.: The hospital operator...
- British Firm to Acquire U.S. Auto Parts Maker
- Boat Builder Takes the Low Road--and the High : Sailing: MacGregor Yacht Corp. makes a model for each end of the market, and nothing in between. Business is booming.
- Digital Unveils Workstation Family: Digital Equipment Corp....
- WHO Predicts 500 Million Deaths From Smoking
- Story of Last San Diegan Executed Shows How Times Have Changed
- SANTA PAULA : Higher Fees Urged for Filmmakers
- Brookins Hid Ownership of Building, Report Says : Redevelopment: The bishop received an additional renovation loan by using a church corporation, a city investigator charges.
- Pomona's Request for Sheriff's Dept. Personnel Denied
- Oilers' Missed Chance in Draft Came Back to Haunt in Playoffs
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Pinch Hit in Seventh Keeps No.1 Ocean View Rolling
- James Brown Gets a Gig in Work-Release Program
- Stage Reviews : Analysis From a Machine in 'Protect Me'
- National Lumber Seeks Bankruptcy Protection : Retailing: The ailing home-improvement chain has fallen to competition from warehouse stores and a slowdown in local markets.
- Drug Lord Promised No Extradition : Trafficking: Barco says a cocaine kingpin will stand trial in Colombia if he gives up. Twelve police are killed in two days.
- Next to Die in Gas Chamber: It's Anybody's Guess : Death penalty: Frustrated prosecutors believe an execution is unlikely soon unless a prisoner drops all appeals and volunteers to die.
- Party Chief Succeeds Deng in Key China Military Post : Politics: But President Yang is generally seen as better positioned at present to become the paramount leader.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Atwater Is Active After Surgery
- NATION IN BRIEF : INDIANA : Support Pours in for AIDS Victim
- All Eyes on Ivana During Plaza Shows : New York: Plaids, prints and lace are featured in designers' collections. Meanwhile, Trump sports a new look.
- Rep. Savage Plan to Cut Israeli Aid Loses, 418-2
- ANAHEIM : Retirees Try Pesuasion on Truants
- Peres Claims Enough Votes to Form New Israeli Government
- Bomb Threat Clears Streets and Buildings
- LOCAL ELECTIONS / BEVERLY HILLS CITY COUNCIL : Incumbents Win but Roth Makes Strong Showing
- County to Double Permit Fees for Filmmakers
- Prosecutors Won't Seek Death Penalty for Broderick
- Action Urged on Freeway Interchange : Caltrans: The council wants the controversial project to be finished quickly, but homeowners are suing for an environmental review.
- Woman Refuses to Be Uprooted From Her House After 42 Years
- Supervisors Suggest Reviving Voluntary Water Restrictions : Drought: County officials consider conservation measures after the state government warns that California's reserve is reaching perilously low levels.
- LAGUNA HILLS : Distraught Gunman Holds Out 17 Hours
- CAL STATE FULLERTON NOTEBOOK : Titan Football Short on Players
- Former Titan Stewart Signs for Two Years With Oilers
- O.C. STAGE REVIEW : 'Lie of the Mind' a Surreal Study of a Fitful Family
- The Omar, Bayne, Art Angles, Saddleback Fine...
- JAZZ REVIEW : The Juggernaut Rolls On at Grand Ave. Bar
- Dead Reckoning Steers Band to Larger Stadium : Pop: Group's move away from Irvine Meadows to a soccer field in Carson with more capacity was based on arithmetic rather than last year's problems, a band spokesman said.
- THE HIGH SCHOOLS : Coach Doubts Clock, Not Runner
- Smith Fuels Late Surge by Clippers : Pro basketball: He scores eight points late in the fourth quarter, helping club win at Sacramento, 114-105.
- At Age 53, Don Nygord Has a Shot at the World Cup Pistol Title
- Family's Got the Spirit to Keep Group in Groove
- COMMENTARY : BASEBALL PREVIEW AL WEST : League Catches Up With and Surpasses Colleagues in the East
- White House Denies Bush's Dim View of Brokaw
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- Pop Music Reviews : A Picker's Picker Pops the Ears at the Roxy
- DANCE/MUSIC
- SUNSET LEAGUE SOFTBALL ROUNDUP : Fountain Valley Starts Fast in Blanking Ocean View
- ORANGE COUNTY'S ESTIMATED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
- Judge Expected to Rule for Crump's Attorney : Gathers' aftermath: L.A. probate court appears set to give Philadelphia lawyer control of estate.
- Canyons Forges Tie for Conference Lead : JC baseball: Kovacic home run caps comeback as Cougars dump Moorpark, 10-9.
- Final Draft: Padres Are His Team
- SDSU's Wagner Signs with Argonauts
- SHORT TAKES : Ninja Turtle Mutation Planned
- What Makes Chick Tick?
- DANCE/MUSIC
- LAST CHANCE
- Runaway Irish Surprise Winner
- Olympic steeplechaser Henry Marsh said in Salt...
- Belfield's Handiwork Strikes Chord at Taft
- ART
- When Grief Hit, So Did He : Dodgers: Hubie Brooks continued to play after hearing about suicide of his cousin, Donnie Moore.
- NCAA Final Ranks Fourth in Ratings
- Anderson Commits to Fresno St.
- From Baby Face to 'Cry-Baby' : Profile: Johnny Depp of Fox's '21 Jump Street' plays a juvenile delinquent in his first starring film role. The teen idol insists he'll never do another TV series again.
- Boris Bare: The End of a Stereotype
- Pop Music Reviews : Rush: The Andrew Lloyd Webber of Stadium-Rock
- Arkansas, Duke, Georgia Tech and UNLV made...
- SHORT TAKES : Sullivan Tapes 'Murphy Brown'
- LOS ALAMITOS : A Third Champion Is Smith's Goal
- UNLV Fans 'Get It Out of System;' Celebration Closes Casino Strip
- QUOTABLE
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Anderson's Vocal Style Is Worth a Better Hearing Than He Gives It
- Porat Tells of Life Amid Anti-Semitism : Music: The Mozart Camerata conductor, son of survivors of the Holocaust, found himself a continuing victim of bigotry as he grew up in Romania.
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- Amphitheater Will Host Sinatra, Tracy Chapman : Music: Pacific Amphitheatre releases a partial schedule for spring and summer. A jazz festival, a blues fest, Bolshoi Ballet and UB40 are among other acts that will appear.
- Full Recovery Seen as Estefan Leaves Hospital
- SHORT TAKES : Kids Set Dodger Stadium Date
- NBA ROUNDUP : Pistons Put Bird in a Cage
- IBF Orders Chavez-Taylor Rematch
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- FRISKY BUSINESS : Mister Frisky, the Santa Anita Derby Favorite, Has Come a Long Way, but Must Prove He Is Not Mere Sprinter
- County Support for Arts Council Thrills Backers : Funding: Local arts officials say they are happy despite administrative office's recommendation of $235,200 less than they requested.
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- Countywide : Ventura Teacher Named to State Post
- Poway
- Valvano Will Quit After Settlement
- NFL Sets Firm Timetable for Expansion Plan
- A&M; Records May Face Reorganization
- Preston Wins AF Contract
- A roundup of business developments spotted...
- Ex-Mercury S&L; Chairman Sues for Retirement Benefits
- LOCAL : Antelope Valley Crash Kills 1
- Fullerton Lab Wrong on 19% of Pap Smears, Documents Say
- NATION IN BRIEF : HAWAII : Families Flee Homes in Path of Hot Lava
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- SOUTH COAST LEAGUE SOFTBALL ROUNDUP : El Toro Upsets Irvine in Opener
- After Haiti, Life in U.S. Has Been a Kick for Ladouceur : Soccer: This Socker midfielder saw some frightening things while growing up in Port-au-Prince. It was a tough start that helped him develop an appreciation for the American way of life.
- S&L; Mess Will Be Around for Generations
- Bechtel Reports Business Boom: The San Francisco-based...
- 5 Indicted in Campaign to Defeat S.F. Stadium Proposal
- WORLD : El Salvador Foes Agree to Talks
- L.A. to Give Addicts AIDS Kits of Condoms, Bleach
- Clean Air Act Revisions Passed by Senate, 89-11 : Environment: The compromise measure breaks a 10-year impasse and would impose tough new controls.
- Linda Vista School Gets $550,555 Grant
- El Cajon
- Cabdrivers' Freedom of Fashion Still Unrestricted : Clothes: Unlike Los Angeles' taxi drivers, nobody tells Ventura County's cabbies how to dress.
- Tanks a Lot : Lumbering Relics of War--and 5 Puppies--Are on View at Museum
- Macek, Chargers Will Part : NFL: The center, one of the last links to the Air Coryell era, will not be asked to return.
- Judge Refuses to Intervene in Ad Firm Fight : Litigation: AC&R; Advertising Inc., a national ad agency, has accused former employees in a new Costa Mesa firm of stealing customers. The case remains to be decided.
- American Gives Frequent Fliers a Choice: Free Travel or Rebates
- Universal, Cosby Sign Pact: Universal Pictures has...
- Japan to End Ban on Purchases of Satellites Made in Other Nations : Trade: Negotiators in Washington are said to be near agreement on easing another source of friction--curbs on imports of some U.S.-milled wood products.
- Federated Stores Chooses 4 New Directors for Board
- LOCAL ELECTIONS / LOS ALAMITOS SCHOOL DISTRICT : Bond Measure for Repairs Is Winner by Nearly 3 to 1
- Japan's Car Sales Hit Record: Japan's motor...
- 1,000 U.S. Firms Rated on How They Treat Investors
- Mrs. Bush Credits Radiation With Ending Double Vision
- NATION IN BRIEF : HAWAII : Families Flee as Lava Approaches Homes
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Ex-Sen. Byrd Has Heart Bypass
- 1st Fatality Confirmed in British Prison Riot; 39 Convicts Hold Out
- TUSTIN : Board Gets Earful on Teachers Contract
- Businesses Told Not to Give Up on Soviet Negotiations : Joint ventures: Two Moscow lawyers advise Orange County businessmen to continue efforts to develop relationships despite the Kremlin's rapid changes in laws affecting those arrangements.
- Executive Sues Mercury S&L;: Leonard Shane, the...
- Finland Bans McDonald's Ad
- Gains Reported in Japan Import Talks : Trade: Suggestions are exchanged on lowering the barriers. An envoy meets with President Bush.
- COLUMN ONE : Challenges to Town on the Mend : The scars--surface and below--of decades of careless mining have begun to heal in this old coal town. But the '90s bring grave new dangers.
- Student Dissident Chai Ling Surfaces
- Smithsonian Show to Require $4 Fee
- GARDEN GROVE : Man's Body Is Found After House Fire
- High School Boundary Issue Solved in Poway
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Terror Stalks the Vietnamese
- Gretzky Out for 2 Games : NHL playoffs: Kings open series against defending champion Flames tonight with star player staying home.
- Rebels Just Revving Up
- Eastern's Reorganized Plan Rejected: Easter Airlines' unsecured...
- U.S. Gets Creative to Sell Junk Bonds
- Standard Brands Paint Co.: 8.5 The Torrance-based...
- Teacher at the Head of the Class
- STOCKS : Dow Up 36.26 After Tokyo Market Rally
- WORLD : Former King to Visit Romania
- Soviets Toughen Secession Rules : Independence: The new law is immediately rejected by representatives of the restive Baltic republics.
- Diluted Spill Creeps Down Ohio River; Water Restrictions Eased
- BOOK REVIEW : Following a Kindred Spirit's Footsteps Through Africa
- CONSUMERS : WedGees: Putting Those Slippery Specs on Retainer
- House OKs $720 Million in Aid to Nicaragua, Panama : Congress: Senate Democrats are threatening to delay some funds. Bush wants action by Thursday.
- National Debt Hits $3 Trillion for First Time, Treasury Says
- Beilenson Seeks $6 Million for Waterway Projects
- Planners Toss a Porcine Hot Potato to City Council
- Sailor Guilty of Assault in AIDs Virus Case
- Feel It, Move With It, Bend, Rock, Grind: It's Lambada
- Cross-Burning Attempt in La Crescenta Probed : Racism: Officials do not know what prompted the incident, which deputies say is the first of its kind in the community.
- State Tells Developer to Stop Selling Houses : Radon: Officials want to review a contract required by Pardee Construction Co. that prevents buyers from checking for the gas.
- OXNARD : Schools May Make Parents Sign Contract
- Going Deeper Than Seductive Surface of Television : Video: A Pomona College professor turns a critical eye on the medium and argues that viewers must become 'visually literate.'
- Corona del Mar's Everett Says She'll Attend Stanford
- Luginbill Recruiting Draws Protest : Football: The San Diego State coach has denied the charges made by three California community college coaches.
- SHORT TAKES : Fawn Hall Taking to the Beach
- SHORT TAKES : 4 Stolen Paintings Recovered
- Pianist Will Conduct, Solo in Costa Mesa
- In a Family Way With Funnies
- Reporters' Calls to Jurors Anger Poindexter Trial Judge
- Singer Sarah Vaughan Dies at 66 : Legendary Performer Succumbs to Lung Cancer at Home
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : 10 Celebrities Lose Their Bite
- Jury Urges Execution for Nurse : Plot: The woman hoped to disguise the paid killing as a crime of passion and collect on a $100,000 insurance policy.
- TAXES : Supervisors Hesitate on Key Element of School Bill
- 5 Workers Overcome by Fumes at Unocal Refinery
- Why Gamble With Our Water? : No One Downpour Will Help This Serious Liquidity Crisis
- Countywide : No Trapped Whale nor Gill Net Found
- Grand Jury Calls Drug Babies a Growing Burden : Report: Panel finds county unprepared for the long-term needs of infants born to addicted mothers.
- The Tide Pushes Us All Toward Peace : El Salvador: The world has changed since the last negotiations between the FMLN and the government. We now have models for a return to true, unthreatened democracy.
- Builders' Levy for Firehouses Proposed
- Imperial Beach
- Oxnard Will Hire Auditor in Effort to Raise City Revenues : Finances: The council calls for an investigation to determine if the city is getting shortchanged in the distribution of tax subsidies.
- Fire at Retreat for Homeless Causes $25,000 Soil Damage
- ANAHEIM : Sick-In at Schools Follows a Sickout
- 2 Men Critically Injured in Fight Near City Hall
- Countywide : Adults, Children Rehearse for Quake
- Outdoors : OUTDOOR NOTES : Final Hearing Friday on Hunting Seasons
- NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW : Struggling Oilers Open Against Jets
- Outdoors : System Is for the Birds : Protected Cormorants Putting a Dent in Fish at Local Lakes and Hatcheries
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- TV RATINGS : The Winner Is . . . ABC and Academy Awards
- Michelangelo's Nudes Destroyed by Censors, Restorers Announce
- Diamond Coating Offers Many Uses
- Office Glut Worsens So That Even Japan Looks Elsewhere, Report Says
- O.C. MUSIC : Violinist Holds Hope for Romania Despite His Own Bad Times There
- Rams Sign Two Free Agents
- Playing Every Day Is Merely Part of Job
- STAGE REVIEW : A Tasty Mix of Sin, Salvation in 'Momma Don't'
- Japanese Film: The Sinking Sun : Film: Despite the reputation of its classic cinema, the industry is starving for good scripts, churning out plenty of movies that rarely make a profit.
- COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- ART
- McDonnell Douglas Deal
- Low Fat Advocate Grills Big Macs in Ad Campaign
- Schering-Plough Sells Maybelline: Schering-Plough Corp., seeking to...
- Virus Sidelines Greg LeMond for Rest of Month